We went for our usual winter Sunday village walk this morning before the rain set in. We chose Chargé near Amboise and were delighted to find ourselves on a walking path through a very large vineyard. I wasn’t quite expecting the bridge in the second photo. As I am afraid of heights I had to …
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Wisteria in Winter – Glycine en hiver
January is when we prune our wisteria and grape vine so we made the most of the higher temperatures this week to do so. I also cut back the raspberry canes. They are my favourite European fruit. If you’d like to see the wisteria in full bloom, click here. C’est au mois de janvier que …
Covid Confinement Day 49
This year’s grapes are already forming on the vine. Promises to come. We had another death today in our area, giving a total of 49. The number of new deaths in France was a disappointing 306 after 135 yesterday while the number of new cases more than doubled. Much less promising. Cette année les raisins …